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FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1984

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ROAD SAFETY DRIVE GOES ON

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KOWLOON CITY'S TWO-WEEK ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN, SPONSORED_BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, ENDS TOMORROW (SATURDAY)

MESSAGE WILL CONTINUE TO BE SPREAD.

BUT THE SAFETY

OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, THE POLICE WILL BE ADVISING PEDESTRIANS ON-THE-SPOT ABOUT ROAD CROSSING.

THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY TWO WEEKS OF STEPPED-UP PROSECUTION ACTION AGAINST JAY WALKERS AND CARELESS DRIVERS.

AT A CLOSING CEREMONY TOMORROW, CHILDREN DRIVERS+ IN A +ROAD SAFETY TOWN+ WILL BE TAUGHT TO OBSERVE THE ROAD SAFETY CODES.

OTHER PROGRAMMES WILL INCLUDE A PERFORMANCE BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE BAND PIPE AND DRUMS, AND A PARADE BY SIX LOCAL ROAD SAFETY PATROL TEAMS.

EIGHT MODEL PEDESTRIANS AND WINNERS OF A SLOGAN CONTEST WILL RECEIVE THE IR PRIZES AT THE CEREMONY.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE KOWLOON CITY ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN AT 2.15 PM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT THE MA TAU WAI PLAYGROUND ON MA TAU WAI ROAD.

NEW BUS TERMINUS FOR CHAI WAN

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A BUS TERMINUS IS TO BE BUILT AT THE JUNCTION OF CHAI WAN ROAD AND SHEUNG ON STREET, CHAI WAN.

IT WILL CONSIST OF SIX BAYS VARYING IN LENGTH FROM 19 TO 43 METRES, SIX SHELTERED PASSENGER PLATFORMS, ASSOCIATED FOOTWAYS AND A KIOSK AND CANTEEN FOR BUS REGULATORS.

AFTER IT IS COMPLETED, THE BUS TERMINUS AT SAN HA STREET WILL BE RELOCATED TO THE NEW BUS TERMINUS AND CONSIDERATION IS BEING GIVEN TO RELOCATING OTHERS IN THE AREA. THIS WILL MAKE AVAILABLE VALUABLE STREET SPACE AND ALSO PROVIDE COMMUTERS WITH A MORE SATISFACTORY SERVICE.

/FORK WILL